Category Archive: Politics and Government

The Kwara State Government has said that it would need about N300 million to pay the bursary and scholarship to no fewer than 60,000 of its indigenes studying at various institutions of higher… Continue reading →

The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Lagos State chapter has dismissed media speculation that Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the wife of the National Leader of the Party, Bola Tinubu, has been anointed to take… Continue reading →

THE reconstruction and expansion works on the 127.6-kilometre Lagos-Ibadan expressway will cost the Federal Government N167 billion and is expected to be completed in 48 months. While kicking off the project on Friday… Continue reading →

The speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, yesterday dispelled growing rumours that he was on the verge of leaving the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for an opposition party. Tambuwal… Continue reading →

The Bayelsa State government has presented a bank draft of N200 million to Cardinal Resources, a water company, for the provision of potable water to 10 communities in the state. Speaking at the… Continue reading →

The Kwara State Governor, Abdulfattah Ahmed has expressed the readiness of his government to accord priority to the welfare, training and re training of artisans in the state for them to compete favourably… Continue reading →

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has launched “Fascinating Nigeria,” a new tourism identity intended to lure international tourists and boost the economy of the country. Performing the ceremony at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential… Continue reading →

Less than a year to the conduct of governorship election in Osun State, members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), were on Wednesday, locked in… Continue reading →

ABIA State has pleaded with its Imo State counterpart to consider rescinding its order for the cessation of the operations of Abia Line Network Transport Company at its current base along Wetheral Road… Continue reading →

ABUJA – The Federal Government yesterday demanded the immediate restoration of democracy in Egypt following the overthrow of the country’s president by the military on Wednesday. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Olugbenga… Continue reading →

HARD time awaits those called Omo-onile and Ajagungbale, as the Lagos State House of Assembly has proposed three-year jail term for any person or group of persons, who engage in forcible entry and… Continue reading →

Following the strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU), some parents and students on Friday appealed to the Federal Government to meet the demands of the university teachers. Some… Continue reading →

Satisfied that his partnership with the Church for the rebuilding of infrastructure in Anambra State is yielding positive result, Governor Peter Obi yesterday presented cheques of .733 Billion naira to the Church to… Continue reading →

Prior to the seeming desire for a second term by President Goodluck Jonathan, Governor Ibrahim Shehu Shema of Katsina state had been touted as one of the possible presidential hopefuls from the north.… Continue reading →

A member of the House of Representatives has condemned the killings and destruction recently unleashed on some communities within the Warri Federal Constituency. Speaking in Abuja, Representative Daniel Reyenieju said the violent incident… Continue reading →

Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, Thursday said autonomy for local government areas would continue to elude Nigeria, until the 774 local government areas in the country were able to harness their own… Continue reading →